KEGG   REACTION: R01494
Entry
R01494                      Reaction                               
Name
N-acylsphingosine amidohydrolase
Definition
N-Acylsphingosine + H2O <=> Fatty acid + Sphingosine
Equation
Reaction class
RC00064  C00195_C00319
RC00328  C00162_C00195
Enzyme
Pathway
rn00600  Sphingolipid metabolism
rn01100  Metabolic pathways
Module
M00099  Sphingosine biosynthesis
Brite
Enzymatic reactions [BR:br08201]
 3. Hydrolase reactions
  3.5  Acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds, other than peptide bonds
   3.5.1  In linear amides
    3.5.1.23
     R01494  N-Acylsphingosine + H2O <=> Fatty acid + Sphingosine
IUBMB reaction hierarchy [BR:br08202]
 3. Hydrolase reactions
  3.5.1.23
   R01493  Carboxylate
    R01494  Fatty acid
Orthology
K01441  alkaline ceramidase [EC:3.5.1.23]
K12348  acid ceramidase [EC:3.5.1.23]
K12349  neutral ceramidase [EC:3.5.1.23]

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